{Tutorial} How to make Tiered Wedding Cake – Cake Pops

Hello everyone,
Wedding season is about to start soon and because DO IT YOURSELF things are so popular nowadays and brides want to create so much themselves for their wedding, I thought to come up with a new tutorial for all future wedding couples: Mini 3 Tiered Wedding Cakes – Cake Pops!My Bride and Groom Cake Pops tutorial was a hit and still is, many readers tried it out so I thought to come up with something new for the Wedding Cake Pop section. Everyone who wants to create treats on their own (a wedding is expensive as we all know), this would be perfect for you!

As soon as I finished my first version of a tiered wedding cake – cake pop, I was in love! I was in wedding mode! It happens quickly once all you think about is tiered cakes, researching cakes on the net, making fondant flowers etc.
I hope you will enjoy my tutorial and maybe even give it a try for an upcoming wedding.

If you do not care about the inside of the cake and different color shades, you can try out my no-bake Oreo Cake Pops recipe, which is less work than the cake version (good for beginners!).Click here for the recipe

If you do want to make the cake version with different colors, it is important to have a baked & cooled cake ready + frosting.
I baked my cake in a loaf pan, pouring 3 different colored cake batters in the pan. With this amount of cake crumbs, I made 5-6 wedding-cake cake pops. The more cake + frosting you have, the more cake pops you can make.

Note: Take out everything on the counter you need before you actually start. It can be very stressful otherwise.By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. (Benjamin Franklin)

1. Sugar flowers made out of fondant: I recommend to make these ahead of time, even days ahead. To roll out the fondant or gumpaste, use a rolling pin. To help shape the gumpaste or fondant flowers, use tools such as the ball tool. The foam pad helps to make and shape sugar flowers.

2. Bake your favourite cake (if you want more than one color, you need to bake 2 or 3 cakes with different colors or do what I did, I devided my cake batter into 3 parts and tinted each one with a different shade of pink and baked everything is one pan. Make sure to let the baked cake cool completely (Step 1), then place each cake (remember you have three different colored cakes) into large bowls and break down the cake into fine crumbs,
I usually use my hands for this (gloves) (Step 2).
Now the frosting comes into play. Choose either frosting you like best and add it to your 3 crumbs mixes. The crumb/frosting mix has to have a doughy consistency, sort of like play-dough.
If your mix is too dry, add more frosting. But make sure it is not too soft.
Mix it all well together (step 3) and then start to cut out circular or squared shapes for your wedding cake – cake pops (steps 4 – 5). Place your little cake layers on top of eachother to check whether it looks like you want it, smallest layer is the top of the wedding cake.Note: Please do not cut out really big shapes of cake, because they might be too big and heavy for the lollipop stick and might fall off. Try to make them just like in my photos for example.

4. Place a small amount of candy coating on each layer and place all layers on top of eachother (steps 7 – 11).
Take a lollipop stick, dip a little bit of the lollipop stick into the white melted candy, then stick the lollipop stick into the top layer of the wedding cake – cake pop all the way down to the bottom, very careful and not too fast. Repeat this step with all of your little wedding cakes.
Put all of them in your fridge for about 20 minutes to firm up.

5. The bowl I used was not deep enough so I transferred the candy melts into a cup so the whole cake pop can be dipped in completely.
Now dip the cake pop into the white candy melts (steps 16 – 20), let the excess chocolate come off. Place the coated Cake Pop on a sheet of wax paper to dry.

Follow these steps with all little wedding cake – cake pops, then let them all dry on wax paper.Note: When they are dry, you can place them on a plate, but do not place the wet cake pops onto a plate since it will be hard to get it off once the chocolate has set.

6. Now it’s time to decorate your little wedding cakes!
Attach flowers in different shapes or any other candy you like.
You can also pipe little dots around each layer like I did.
And you end up with a beautiful result, I’m sure!

Completely in white…I love the simplicity to this wedding cake – cake pop!

Let’s say you want to surprise the wedding couple with a candy bar, setting up various sweet treats and of course, the wedding cake – cake pops.
What would be sweeter than a cute bunting garland as a backdrop? Either store bought or self-designed, either way, it is going to be beautiful.
I designed & printed out a “MARRY ME <3" garland:

And then I had to do something very brutal.
I absolutely resisted to do it but…my curiousity was not a very good help either.
I admit my responsibility towards my readers and that is why I cut the cake to show you how it looks like inside.

54 comments

NINER! these are THE MOST PRECIOUS wedding cake pops i have EVER SEEN!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE them and thank you for being so dedicated to us readers and being brutal to the little guys. i think it was well worth seeing it! heehee :>D

Oh my god, you are truly an inspiration , I can’t wait till I have time to try these, by the way I noticed from April a girl called monika asked you a question but she wrote it in German , not sure if you understood her but I think she asked how the color of the cake didn’t show through. Anyway thank you for you ideas I think your just fabulous . xx

Hi there,
I dipped it in white first, but removed the candy melts from layer 2 and three. Then dipped it in pink candy melts, removed melts from 3rd layer, after that was dry, i dipped the bottom layer. I also tried to run around the 2nd layer in pink with a spoon but that is not such an even result, so your candy melts should be rather runny. Hope that helps.
Blessings..niner

Hi Nina,
Im wondering if your pop sticks stay white or you also face problems with discoloration? My sticks more often than not turn yellow and it frustrates me so much im not even in the mood to make pops anymore (and ive made hundreds). Maybe im toovmuch of a perfectionist but to me it just ruins everything. Wilton melts are shit but youre right in Germany theres not much of a choice, CK i only found on one site for a whopping 8.90, just ridiculous – but it is great consistency and color! One more question, the bead border you make of candy melts too?

Hi there Zsoka,
I loved your comment and it made me smile – Auto Correct is a monster, right :D
I will edit your comment though with the right word =)
Lollipop sticks turning yellow, yes it happens and I have had it before. It’s when you use too much frosting to the cake ball mixture. The fat of the frosting seeps into the lollipop sticks and that turns them yellow. Try to use a little less frosting / cream cheese?
The beaded border are candy melts as well, I piped them on the cake pop. You can use sixlets or any other candy and attach those.
Wish you a great day!
niner

Hiya, thx for the answer. I could never decide if the discoloration happens because of the dough or the melts to be honest cos the melts are so fatty too. I will try less icing but normally then the dough falls apart. It actually happens mostly with my lemon pops. Did you try plastc sticks? Theres many colors available though not in Germany it seems. I wonder if those would work better! Zs.

Hi Niner, great job on the cake pops – you are truly an inspiration. I tried to make them tonight, but my candy melts didn’t become a runny consistency, it stayed kind of thick & once I dipped them I couldn’t really see the layers – it was just a white blob on a stick, lol. Did you run into this problem or do you have any suggestions on making the candy melts runnier?

Hi Iana, lots of people have these problems, but there is help! :)
Please read my cake pops troubleshooting guide, you will find many answers there.CLICK HERE please.
Good luck for next time, Iana. Have a great weekend,
niner

I just needed to tell you, how excellent I think you are. I’m deeply in love with your page and all your work. Wow…it’s amazing! Thank you for sharing such amazing treats and great ideas. So many things I want to try and make after seeing you recipes and tutorials. I will never be the same again ;-) Thank you <3

hi.. Niner. u r just awsummmmmmmmm!!! ur work is so neaaat n cleaan n perfect… i love ur creations!!!
plz tell me how can i make these flowers! i couldnt find this gumpaste in my town… whats dis? can i make it at home ??